Religious fundamentalism and American education : the battle for the public schools / / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr

• Autore: Provenzo Eugene F
• Pubblicazione: Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c1990
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 134 pages)
• Disciplina: 371/.01/0973
• Soggetto topico: Church and education - United States; Public schools - United States; Fundamentalism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Ultra-Fundamentalism and American Education -- 2. Censorship and the Ultra-Fundamentalists -- 3. Textbooks and the Curriculum -- 4. Creationism and the Schools -- 5. The Family and Education -- 6. School Prayer and State Regulation of Christian Schools -- 7. Implications of the Ultra-Fundamentalist Critique of American Education -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: For the past twenty-five years, 'ultra-fundamentalist' Christians have put increasing pressure on American public education to conform exclusively with their own philosophy and vision of education and culture. Eugene Provenzo considers and addresses the impact that the fundamentalist movement has had on such issues as censorship, textbook content, Creationism versus Evolution, the family and education, school prayer, and the state regulation of Christian schools. In exploring both sides of the debate, however, the author concludes that many fundamentalists' concerns are justified, due to a basic inconsistency between the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment and the position that many public schools have legally assumed. Eugene F. Provenzo is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Miami, Coral Gables.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religious fundamentalism and American education
• ISBN: 1-4384-1651-2; 0-585-07639-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910954795203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in philosophy of education.; SUNY series, frontiers in education.